Wernli Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Wernli Elementary School serves 737 students in grades Pre-K–5 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 124 schools in Northside ISD. By enrollment it is the 706th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 49.01 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Northside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483312013791 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Northside ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 737 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 35.3% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Wernli Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 83 elementary schools in Northside ISD, Wernli Elementary School is the 15th largest, with 0.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2 miles away and have a median of 674 students, so Wernli Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 124 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 67, against an average of 105 per grade. This year grade 5 has 28% more students than kindergarten (115 against 90). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 67 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 57.1% of enrollment, a lower share than across Northside ISD (68.3%). Black students are next, at 15.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
35.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.7% across Northside ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Wernli Elementary School has 49.01 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 737 students would have about 49.8 teachers, so Wernli Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Lieck Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. There are 24 elementary schools within 5 miles and 81 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 57.1% |
| Black | 15.7% |
| White | 14.9% |
| Two or more races | 10% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
50.1% of students are girls and 49.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 67 |
| Kindergarten | 90 |
| Grade 1 | 104 |
| Grade 2 | 124 |
| Grade 3 | 120 |
| Grade 4 | 117 |
| Grade 5 | 115 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1881 Arcadia Path, San Antonio, TX 78245
Phone: (210)398-2450
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wernli Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieck Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.3 mi | 631 | 16 | 39.6% |
| Langley Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.4 mi | 717 | 13.4 | 34.6% |
| Ladera Elementary School | Medina Valley ISD | 1.8 mi | 804 | 15.4 | 49.5% |
| Ott Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.0 mi | 606 | 13.4 | 58.3% |
| Mora Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.0 mi | 569 | 15.8 | 54.3% |
| Behlau Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.2 mi | 623 | 15 | 37.9% |
| Boldt Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.6 mi | 882 | 15.5 | 39.2% |
| Cole Elementary School | Northside ISD | 3.2 mi | 769 | 14.6 | 28.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.